Russ Allen, president of the Lewes Historical Society, talks about ghosts at St. Peter's Church in downtown Lewes.

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Drew was the commander of the HMS De Braak, a Dutch ship that went down May 25, 1798, about a mile offshore of Lewes. On the ship were Spanish prisoners of war, some who made it aboard with gold coins in their pocket.

Fast forward to the 1930s and the value of the ship was $50 million in Spanish gold, according to Russ Allen, president of the Lewes Historical Society. By the 1970s, that estimate skyrocketed to $500 million. ...